Error compiling example B1 with make in Geant4-v10.7.3: error: 'UseBestUnit' is not a member of 'G4SteppingVerbose'

[girardcarillo]

Hello,

This issue was closed, but I have exactly the same problem.

I’m using a conda env with Geant4 v10.7.3.
I’m trying to compile with make the example B1 of the 10.7 release (here).

In my CMakeCache.txt in the build directory, I have

//The directory containing a CMake configuration file for Geant4.
Geant4_DIR:PATH=/uni-mainz.de/homes/cgirardc/.conda/envs/GEANTROOT/lib/Geant4-10.7.3

as expected.

Indication: when trying to compile the example B1 of the v11.1 release (here) in a conda env containing Geant4 v11.0.3, it worked perfectly, and an executable is linked.

(for those who ask, I have a reason for trying to compile with v10, even though v11 is working perfectly).

Thank you in advance for your help!

[bmorgan]

Could you post the full output (attach it in a text file if it’s too large) of

$ make VERBOSE=1

please? The Geant4_DIR looks o.k., so the full compilation command is needed to check the exact error and what paths things are being picked up from.

[girardcarillo]

Here it is!
outputMakeVerbose.txt (5.0 KB)

My conda environment is located at /uni-mainz.de/homes/cgirardc/.conda/envs/GEANTROOT/

[bmorgan]

Thanks! I don’t think there’s an issue with the compilation/setting there, but the main file:

/localscratch/girardcarillo/Workdir/Geant4/StartingKit/G4Examples_v10/examples/basic/B1/exampleB1.cc

doesn’t appear to match that for the 10.7 release here: examples/basic/B1/exampleB1.cc · geant4-10.7-release · geant4 / geant4 · GitLab.

The compilation error refers to line 59:

localscratch/girardcarillo/Workdir/Geant4/StartingKit/G4Examples_v10/examples/basic/B1/exampleB1.cc:59:22: error: 'UseBestUnit' is not a member of 'G4SteppingVerbose'
   59 |   G4SteppingVerbose::UseBestUnit(precision);
      |                      ^~~~~~~~~~~

but if you look at line 59 of the example for 10.7: examples/basic/B1/exampleB1.cc · geant4-10.7-release · geant4 / geant4 · GitLab it’s just constructing a run manager, nothing about stepping verbose. That line only came in release 11: examples/basic/B1/exampleB1.cc · geant4-11.0-release · geant4 / geant4 · GitLab

It therefore looks like you’re trying compile the example code written for Geant4 11 rather than the version for 10.7. How/where did you get the example code from?

[girardcarillo]

Oh you’re totally right! I missed that!
I simply git cloned the master branch of the repo, and not the branch corresponding to the 10.7 release…

Thanks for your help, it was really efficient haha!!